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Hispanic Heritage Month puts diversity and culture at the forefront

Celebrated each year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, the month is a chance for many in US to learn about and celebrate contributions of Hispanics

Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk

Spacewalk lasted less than 2 hours

Meet straight man protesting Ghana's anti-LGBTQ bill

For months, a father of six has been conducting demonstrations against a bill that criminalizes members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as its supporters

Bag of Cheetos has huge impact on national park ecosystem 

Park rangers and volunteers collect tons of trash left behind by visitors each year as part of an ongoing battle to keep unique ecosystems from being compromised

Traveling 'health train' has become essential source of free care in South Africa

It delivers primary health care to about 375,000 people a year

From Chinese to Italians and beyond, maligning a culture via its food is longtime American habit

US consumer watchdog finds school lunch fees taking toll on parents

As more schools turn to cashless payment systems, more districts have contracted with processing companies that charge as much as $3.25 or 4% to 5% per transaction, according to a new report

Robot begins removing Fukushima nuclear plant’s melted fuel

Nuclear fuel in the reactor cores melted after the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 caused the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant's cooling systems to fail

Brazilian dog plays footvolley by passing, driving ball with his snout

Floki hangs tough in a game that even humans struggle to get a handle on

Tunisia’s presidential campaign season begins a day after protests

Demonstrators on Friday decried what they say is the deteriorating state of their country

NATO’s Bauer, others support Ukraine using long-range weapons against Russia

Biden administration balks at allowing Kyiv to do so using American-made weapons

China's economy softens in August as Beijing grapples with lagging demand

China has been grappling with a lagging economy post-COVID

Nigerian army rescues 13 hostages from extremist group

Kidnappings have become common in parts of northern Nigeria, where dozens of armed groups take advantage of a limited security presence to carry out attacks in villages and along roads

Venezuela arrests 6 foreigners, including Americans, alleges plot to kill Maduro

Official claims individuals were part of CIA-led plot to overthrow government

Thousands attend rally organized by Poland's nationalist opposition party

The rally was intended to boost support before next year’s presidential election

Ballerina DePrince, whose career inspired many after she was born into war, dies at 29

A cause of death was not provided

Syria's president asks former minister to form new government

Mohammed Ghazi Jalali has been under European Union sanctions since October 2014

Algerian court certifies Tebboune's landslide reelection win

The retabulated results boosted the vote shares of both of the president's challengers

US historian leads Kyiv charity run highlighting plight of Ukrainian POWs

The UN recently reported on the continued widespread use of torture against Ukrainian POWs in Russian prisons

Salvagers again attempt to tow tanker damaged by Houthi rebels

There are fears that the ship’s 1 million barrels of crude oil could spill into the Red Sea